scholarly journals Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings on 6061 Al Alloy in Electrolytes with Aluminate and Phosphate

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4037
Author(s):  
Zhenjun Peng ◽  
Hui Xu ◽  
Siqin Liu ◽  
Yuming Qi ◽  
Jun Liang

Phosphate and aluminate electrolytes were used to prepare plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings on 6061 aluminum alloy. The surface and cross-section microstructure, element distribution, and phase composition of the PEO coatings were characterized by SEM, EDS, XPS, and XRD. The friction and wear properties were evaluated by pin-on-disk sliding tests under dry conditions. The corrosion resistance of PEO coatings was investigated by electrochemical corrosion and salt spray tests in acidic environments. It was found that the PEO coatings prepared from both phosphate and aluminate electrolytes were mainly composed of α-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3. The results demonstrate that a bi-layer coating is formed in the phosphate electrolyte, and a single-layered dense alumina coating with a hardness of 1300 HV is realizable in the aluminate electrolyte. The aluminate PEO coating had a lower wear rate than the phosphate PEO coating. However, the phosphate PEO coating showed a better corrosion resistance in acidic environment, which is mainly attributed to the presence of an amorphous P element at the substrate/coating interface.

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Marta Mohedano ◽  
Beatriz Mingo

The demand of modern technological society for light structural materials (Al, Ti, Mg) emphasizes a combination of good corrosion resistance with wear properties and functionalized surfaces [...]


2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 1969-1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Di Chen ◽  
Qi Zhou Cai ◽  
Li Song Yin

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) ceramic coatings were prepared on 6061 aluminum alloy substrate in silicate based electrolyte with and without Na2WO4additive with different pulse frequency. The composition, surface morphology and corrosion resistance of PEO coatings were investigated by means of SEM, XRD, potentiodynamic polarization and EIS measurement in a 3.5% NaCl solution. These results show that Na2WO4can contributing to the transition from the metastable γ-Al2O3to a better thermal stability α-Al2O3, while has certain inhibitory effect on the deposition of SiO32-anion on the surface during the plasma discharge process. After adding Na2WO4in the electrolyte, the surface layer of PEO coatings are more smoother and less distinctly discharge holes appear which leads to the PEO coatings have better corrosion resistance than those of samples coated in the electrolyte without Na2WO4additive.


Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myungwon Hwang ◽  
Wonsub Chung

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coating was obtained on AZ31 Mg alloy using a direct current in a sodium silicate-based electrolyte with and without a carbon nanotube (CNT) additive. The surface morphology and phase composition of the PEO coatings were investigated through field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The corrosion-resistance properties of the PEO coatings were evaluated using potentiodynamic polarization measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. Furthermore, the heat-dissipation property was evaluated by a heat-flux measurement setup using a modified steady-state method and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results demonstrate that, by increasing the concentration of CNT additive in the electrolyte, the micropores and cracks of the PEO coatings are greatly decreased. In addition, the anticorrosion performance of the PEO coatings that incorporated CNT for the protection of the Mg substrate was improved. Finally, the coating’s heat-dissipation property was improved by the incorporation of CNT with high thermal conductivity and high thermal emissivity.


Coatings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeeshan Ur Rehman ◽  
Bon Heun Koo ◽  
Dongjin Choi

The present study was carried out to explore the effect of SiF62− incorporation and concentration on the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings formed on AZ61 Mg alloy. The coatings were prepared using electrolyte solution with various concentration of Na2SiF6 (0.0–0.7 g/L). Highly compact coatings with minimum porosity were obtained for an optimum concentration of Na2SiF6 ~0.3 g/L added into the electrolyte. The highest corrosion resistance, ~2.04 × 105 Ω·cm2, was obtained for 0.3 g/L of Na2SiF6, in addition to its superior anti-wear properties. However, it was found from the scanning electron microscope (SEM) image analysis that increasing concentration above 0.3 g/L, could cause severe breakdown in the inner layers, and thus the said coatings could not withstand effectively against wear and corrosion.


2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 1071-1074
Author(s):  
Shi Hai Cui ◽  
Hong Tao Tang ◽  
Jian Yu Li ◽  
Jian Min Han

A dense ceramic coatings with a thickness of 95μm was fabricated on a SiCp/ZL101 aluminum composites by using a plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) method. The XRD analysis showed that the PEO coating was mainly composed of α-Al2O3 γ-Al2O3 and mullite.The corrosion resistance of the PEO coatings and SiCp/ZL101 aluminum composites was estimated by the immersion test, salt spray test and electrochemical test. All the test results showed that the corrosion resistance of the composite was improved by the existence of the ceramic coating.


Author(s):  
Daniel Kajanek ◽  
Branislav Hadzima ◽  
Matej Brezina ◽  
Martina Jackova

Impact of applied current density during the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process on corrosion resistance of AZ31 magnesium alloy was studied. The PEO coatings were prepared using four different current densities with values of 0.025 A/cm2, 0.05 A/cm2, 0.1 A/cm2 and 0.15 A/cm2 in electrolyte consisting of 10 g/l Na 3PO4.12H2O and 1 g/l KOH. Morphology and chemical composition of the coatings was examined using the scanning electron microscopy and EDS analysis respectively. Electrochemical characteristics of ground and coated samples were measured by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.1M NaCl solution. Obtained data in form of Nyquist diagrams were analysed by equivalent circuit method. Results of experiments showed that value of applied current density had significant effect on protective performance of the PEO coatings prepared on AZ31 magnesium alloy surface.


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